Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-08
VIRGINIA HEEyS.

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The amount of taxes paid and offered in
coupons fer 1856 is somewhat over 1000.
The value of the domestic exports from
Newport News for 1856 aggregated S6O92,
399.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany has completed handsome passenger
depot in Petersburg.
Mr.. Thomas G. Elan, formerly editor OF
the Suffolk Herald, has become associate ed
itor of the Danville Register
Mrs. C. NJ. Anderson, widow of The late
Col. John Henderson, ofBotetonrt county,
died Saturday, aged so years.
Capt. F. c. Chapman has sold half in
terest in the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs
to Mr.. ]. H. Chapman tor $4,000.
Rev. James II. Smith has resigned the
pastorate of the Presbyteeriaan church at
Harrisonburg on account OF ill.health.
The Sedgwick Memorial Association of
Philadelphia is taking measures for the cree
ton of monument to Gen. Sedgwlck at
Spottsylvania.
John L. Clark has been made postmaster
at Averett, w. a. FAIRY at West Point and
Joseph ". Douglas at Rainswood, Northur-
berland county.
Rt. Rev. J. ]. Glossbrenner, bishop emer
titus of the United Brethren Church, died
Yesterday at his home in Churchville, near
Staunton, in the seventy fifth year of his age.
1t is said the reyisers of the code will not
be ready to submit their work to the legis-
la,ure until next winter, and therefore an
extra session of that body will not be neces-
sary on that account
The Highlands Company, operating at
Birmingham, Ala. was organized in Rich.
mond Yesterday. One fourth of the stock
is owned by Richmond men, and 80 per cent.
of the stock is controlled by q Richmond
syndicate.
To verify coupons paid for taxes under
Coupon. Killer No. 2, the Hastings Court OF
Richmond yesterday took up some six cou-
pom cases, and they were given to the jury
| TO try the genuineness Of the coupons men
toned in each case. The original bonds
| from which coupons were cut were produced
to the jury, the coupons proved genuine
and verdicts rendered accordingly.
Gov. Lee left Richmond yesterday for this
city, where he expects to remain until to-
morrow. The Governor expected call
from Rev. DR.. Hatcher, Cluveriuss spiritual
adviser, but wrote him note advising him
of imperative business which called him to
this city. The prisoner received q number
of visitors yesterday, among them Mr.. John
S. Wise and Mrs. Tunstall, his aunt. There
is no ground on which Cluverius can base
hope for intervention.
Capt. W. B. Hull, Of the Internal Revenue
Department, Smyth county, was in Dan
Vile yesterday. He is the man who shoe
the notorious moonshiner, Major Spicer, in
April last. Hull put a 80 cartridge through
Spicer's body, but did not kill him, and
Spicer is still living, though it is believed
his lung is giving way and that he will die
! Of consumption. Captain Hull says there is
| only one moonshiner operating in his coun-
ty now, and he is so we'll concealed that he
Hull has never been able to get him.
Several nights ago house near Cashvile,
in Accomac county, occupied by John Wise,
a worthy colored man, was burned down
with all its contents A high wind was pre-
vailng at the time, and the whole building
was enveloped in flames before the occu-
pants knew it was on fire, and the young
children had to be dragged out in bed TO
keep them from perishing in the flames.
Among the things lost was sum of money
amounting to about 800, $500 of which be-
longed to the colored Masons. subscrip.
ton has been started to aid Wise.